Patient Care Specialist

4 weeks ago

Tucson, Arizona, United States Tucson Medical Center Full time
Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Patient Care Technician to join our team at Tucson Medical Center. As a Patient Care Technician, you will provide direct patient care services on a specific unit under the supervision of an RN or Case Manager. Your primary responsibility will be to assist patients with activities of daily living, take vital signs, and collect routine urine specimens. You will also be responsible for maintaining patient safety and infection control standards, promoting a safe therapeutic environment, and documenting patient care activities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
• Take vital signs, including temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
• Collect routine urine specimens, including clean catch specimens, stool specimens, and sputum specimens.
• Maintain patient safety and infection control standards, including cleaning and preparing rooms between procedures and discharges.
• Promote a safe therapeutic environment, including monitoring and restocking supplies.
• Perform dressing changes and treatments using aseptic technique, including opening sterile supplies and setting up for procedures.
• Discontinue IV lines and perform EKGs.
• Participate in the orientation of new program personnel and in the ongoing in-service education of the team.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Six (6) months of patient care experience, preferably in an acute care setting; or no experience if completed one semester of clinicals in an accredited A.D.N. nursing program, or completed two semesters of clinicals in an accredited BSN nursing program, or completed an EMT program, or completed a Medical Assistant (MA) program, or completed a Patient Care Tech (PCT) program, or completed a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program, or part of internal TMCH PCT Training Program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Additional certifications may be required per department.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of student Med/Surg clinical rotation.
• Maintains professional growth and development through a minimum of 12 hours annual in-services.
• BSN students - eligible the summer before their last two or three semesters in nursing school, depending on the graduation date.
• ADN students - eligible the 3rd semester or between 3rd and 4th semester depending on the program.
• Performs expanded nursing procedures specified in skills list.
• Promotes a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Documents and reports outcome of patient care activities; charts observations and vital signs on assigned patients in legible, accurate, and appropriate format following hospital and unit procedures.
• Checks equipment, supplies and accessories on a regular basis; notifies appropriate personnel of equipment malfunctions and repairs needed.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

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